[TEC] Tired of the same conning tower for the whole war?

WilhelmSchulz. · 06-27-07, 05:07 PM

After being frustradrs with the lack of info on conningtowers I went diging and found out how to change the conning tower.

*NOTE THIS IS FOR EARLT WAR TO MID WAR TOWER*

Go to My documents\SH4\data\cfg\SaveGames\ and wat ever carear you want to alter\ActiveUserPlayerUnits.

Scroll down to the bottom(about a little under a thumbs with on the scrool bar) and you should see this

Change it to this.

ID=GatoConningMedWar
NameDisplayable=The aft bridge deck fairwater was removed to reduce silhouette
UnitPartInterval=1942-06-01, 1944-12-01
Type=GatoConningTower
ExternalLinkName3D=data/objects/Conning_Gato_02
HullTextureNameOverride=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_T01.tga
HullLightmapTextureNameOverride=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_O01.tga
HullNormalmapTextureNameOverride=NULL
MenuSilhouetteTextureNameOverride=Gato_Class_02.tg a

CaptainCox · 06-27-07, 11:53 PM

Cool, you found a way

pythos · 07-14-07, 05:56 PM

I don't think he did. I don't even think he tested it.

I just got fininshed wiping out any record of my boat having that damedable pre war conning tower, every save game in the location shown on this post has been changed to match the data needed for the S42 later conning tower. I then go to load the game and guess what?

I still have the old tower!@!!!!!!!!!!!.

Every frigging time I change something it has no blasted effect on my current career!!

This is a feature that should have been fixed in the last (1.3) patch, and yet it is still garbage.

This is really frustrating the hell out of me.

(EDIT) Ok, I left the game, and took a break. After that I restarted, and started in port. To my happiness I found the image of the S42 later tower, but then to my dismay I found I could not equip the AA position. What gives? There is no AA mount available for installation in the shipyard.

What the heck did UBI do with this feature?

elanaiba · 07-14-07, 07:17 PM

If you're talking about editing your own save files, that's not a feature.

Excalibur Bane · 07-14-07, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elanaiba

If you're talking about editing your own save files, that's not a feature.

I believe he is referring to the fact that the late war S-class conning tower has no AA mounting.

You can alter all data files to adjust the availability. It's fairly simple. It will reset itself the next time your in port.

John Channing · 07-15-07, 12:04 PM

You know guys, getting all hot and bothered about the game not doing something that it wasn't designed to do is really not on.

JCC

joea · 07-15-07, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Channing

You know guys, getting all hot and bothered about the game not doing something that it wasn't designed to do is really not on.

JCC

Exactly, to man one @#$% machine gun??

pythos · 07-15-07, 12:53 PM

No, it is about historical accuracy. One of the things I like about a simulator is the chance to see and experience the different features of a class of sub. The one that said all this to man a *^*& machine gun. Yes it is all for manning the gun, that should have been there come the early part of 1942, I am in July, and neither my S-18, nor my S-24 has been upgraded to the newer, defended tower.

There is also the fact there is a problem in a game that was supposed to be fixed. That in itself is irritating.

When someone puts up a method that was supposed to get the game to work correctly and it doesn't work, well, that makes it very irritating.

06-27-07, 05:07 PM	#1
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	[TEC] Tired of the same conning tower for the whole war? After being frustradrs with the lack of info on conningtowers I went diging and found out how to change the conning tower. NOTE THIS IS FOR EARLT WAR TO MID WAR TOWER Go to My documents\SH4\data\cfg\SaveGames\ and wat ever carear you want to alter\ActiveUserPlayerUnits. Scroll down to the bottom(about a little under a thumbs with on the scrool bar) and you should see this Change it to this. ID=GatoConningMedWar NameDisplayable=The aft bridge deck fairwater was removed to reduce silhouette UnitPartInterval=1942-06-01, 1944-12-01 Type=GatoConningTower ExternalLinkName3D=data/objects/Conning_Gato_02 HullTextureNameOverride=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_T01.tga HullLightmapTextureNameOverride=data/Submarine/NSS_Gato/NSS_Gato_O01.tga HullNormalmapTextureNameOverride=NULL MenuSilhouetteTextureNameOverride=Gato_Class_02.tg a __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

06-27-07, 11:53 PM	#2
CaptainCox Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: A Swede in Frankfurt am Main Posts: 1,897 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Cool, you found a way __________________ DOWNLOAD MY MODS HERE

07-14-07, 05:56 PM	#3
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	I don't think he did. I don't even think he tested it. I just got fininshed wiping out any record of my boat having that damedable pre war conning tower, every save game in the location shown on this post has been changed to match the data needed for the S42 later conning tower. I then go to load the game and guess what? I still have the old tower!@!!!!!!!!!!!. Every frigging time I change something it has no blasted effect on my current career!! This is a feature that should have been fixed in the last (1.3) patch, and yet it is still garbage. This is really frustrating the hell out of me. (EDIT) Ok, I left the game, and took a break. After that I restarted, and started in port. To my happiness I found the image of the S42 later tower, but then to my dismay I found I could not equip the AA position. What gives? There is no AA mount available for installation in the shipyard. What the heck did UBI do with this feature? Last edited by pythos; 07-14-07 at 06:15 PM.

07-14-07, 07:17 PM	#4
elanaiba Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,058 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 3	If you're talking about editing your own save files, that's not a feature. __________________ With strength I burn...

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07-15-07, 12:04 PM	#6
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	You know guys, getting all hot and bothered about the game not doing something that it wasn't designed to do is really not on. JCC

07-15-07, 12:53 PM	#8
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	No, it is about historical accuracy. One of the things I like about a simulator is the chance to see and experience the different features of a class of sub. The one that said all this to man a ^& machine gun. Yes it is all for manning the gun, that should have been there come the early part of 1942, I am in July, and neither my S-18, nor my S-24 has been upgraded to the newer, defended tower. There is also the fact there is a problem in a game that was supposed to be fixed. That in itself is irritating. When someone puts up a method that was supposed to get the game to work correctly and it doesn't work, well, that makes it very irritating.